I Am Louis XIV

   Chapter 207 The Triumph of Louis XIV (7)

The small banquet was held in the queen dowager's suite. There were fewer people qualified to participate, and the atmosphere was more active. The king sat beside the queen dowager and hardly spoke. Now few people can need the king to force himself, but when the queen dowager When he spoke, Louis would still pay attention, and he still remained grateful and dear to his mother, but when he heard what the Queen Mother said, he was still surprised: "Oh, "Of course I'd love to have a nephew, but the thing is, I have an important next thing to say to Henrietta."

   "What do I need her to do?"

"Yes," said Louis, "you know, I'm going to keep going north," and if possible, it's not impossible to take Holland in one fell swoop, "so I need Henrietta to go back to England, and I'm going with Charles II made a covenant."

"I'm afraid it's not easy." The Queen Mother said that Charles II was also a king after all. Although the battle between England and the Netherlands continued, but - let's put it bluntly, when Dunkirk was sold to France, maybe Charles II II is regretting it, and if France gets the Netherlands, the enemy that Britain will face will only become more difficult. For Britain, the way to get the most benefit is to help the Netherlands, and then drag France in this dirty Dirty quagmire - just in view of the setbacks suffered by the British navy in the previous two battles, the parliament and the king have reached a rare agreement that the Netherlands must be Britain's enemy.

   But France is not a friend of England either.

In this way, in the early morning of the next day, the Duke of Orleans and his wife, Henrietta, had the privilege of accompanying the king to breakfast, although the people in the court agreed that the king was too gracious to his brother-"They just Jealousy," Philip said to Henrietta, who smiled back.

The king's breakfast was in the small drawing-room of the king's suite, and looking out from the huge glass window, one could see the pale golden sun shining on the dark green holly, and a vine-coated fountain was full of creaks. The chirping birds, the water droplets reflect the beautiful and delicate rainbows in the air - but those who know the inside story will laugh and cry, the king chose this place only because the Palace of Versailles was not completed at all, except for the great gallery, the main hall and the king. In addition to the Queen Mother's suite and a few rooms, there are even exposed concrete and wooden beams in other places. The garden can only be seen from the courtyard opposite the Grand Gallery and the holly maze on both sides. In fact, after the Versailles project was completely completed , the suites of the king and queen dowager have to be relocated again.

The victory banquet at Versailles at night was also to block those sharp sights. After all, in the dark night, under the mutual radiance of torches, candles and fireworks, it is difficult for anyone to notice that in this new palace, there is only one layer of curtains. , the statues are pitiful, and the wainscoting and the gilt frame are fixed - because there is no wainscoting behind the portrait... The king's suite is the most appropriate preparation, and also because the king's configuration is originally the most complete Yes, on the battlefield, he also had his own brass bathtub - now in the bathroom on the side of the suite, the king's bathtub is still silver, only a few people know its origin, but after it spread, people imagine Versailles even more Became the treasure house of the sultan, or the gift of God.

However, because the king has his own glass workshop, of course, you can also call it a huge factory. With the coexistence of technology and magic, it can produce glass with a length and width of more than nine feet. These glasses were first used In Versailles, without the shading of the frame, the people sitting in the room seem to be sitting in the courtyard, enjoying the scenery without any discount - and compared with these gorgeous scenes, the meal on the table is a little bit. Shabby.

"Vattel passed out after the banquet last night." The king and Philip explained that the doctor said that Vettel could be woken up, but considering Vettel's fear of the king, let alone nervousness and busy work The fainting caused, even if he died, he would die in the king's kitchen. Thinking of this, the king simply asked the doctor to feed the royal chef some spirits and let him have a good rest - yesterday's banquet was not only in the hall Those in Versailles, the bread and the wine on the road are also in charge of Vettel. Anything that is inconspicuous, as long as the number reaches it, is an unimaginable heavy burden, but Vettel is able to achieve more than the king expected. Achievement, which makes the king very satisfied.

  The king's breakfast has always been rich, but ordinary. He doesn't like drinking alcohol in the morning, nor does he like to eat something too greasy, but Philip looked at it and saw that the food here was not the kind commonly used by kings.

   Huge noodles wrapped in butter and sugar, marinated fat pork, and chili soup mixed with offal, the only thing Philip felt familiar was the steaming tea in a gilt-edged porcelain pot.

   "A little secret," Louis said, taking Philip's hand, "don't tell anyone."

   "But how can you eat the same thing as those commoners." Philip also whispered.

"Occasionally, occasionally," Louis grimaced and let his younger brother sit beside him: "Remember what we ate at the Red Boys and Saint-Germain's markets? The food of the common people is not so impossible. Swallow." He extended his hand kindly again, and led Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans, into her seat. Henrietta also found these foods that shouldn't be on the king's menu. "Vettel would have been scared to death," she said.

"I'm just a little curious about what he offered those commoners," said Louie, who sat down and took a bite of bread, then scooped a bit of chili offal soup, and then slowly ate the marinated pork on the bread. After a meal, it can only be said that Vettel really understood his intention. These breads were added with salt, a lot of sugar and butter, so that they were not well fermented, but they were fluffy, and the cured pork was even more The fattest piece is like solidified pork. The chili offal soup contains a lot of offal. The chili and **** are put in it at any cost. Of course, it is also very salty.

Louis' refreshing and light taste directly affected the entire court. Philip used only a small part of it and could no longer eat it. He didn't need to hide it in front of his brother. He drank the king's tea in no time. Fortunately, Bang Bang Tang had already prepared, and the next moment new tea was delivered. Henrietta unexpectedly liked chili offal soup—perhaps she had also realized that to accompany the king for breakfast, in addition to the king's wife, Queen Teresa, the crown prince Apart from the princess and the occasional Madame Lavalier, there is only the king's younger brother Philip, who has won such an honor today because it is obvious that the king needs her to serve.

It would be a lie to say that Henrietta had no expectations for the queen's position, and that the king was indeed a gentle and humble man, and really, the arrogant Duke of Orleans (except for his royal brother, who had very little It is almost impossible for him to consider his wife's feelings. Only with repeated reminders from the king can she gain enough respect from the Duke of Orleans—the Duke of Orleans has been out for the king in recent years to fight and supervise Luo Lin and Arthas, she also received a lot of indirect favors from the king in the court - although in order to avoid suspicion, the king rarely communicated with her directly.

After the meal, the king really told her about the job that was going to be handed over to her. There was no reason for this. After all, at the beginning, the king was willing to accept this sister-in-law who had almost no dowry except for thirty Calais ships. It was to make a covenant with Charles II, but the king gave the Duke of Orleans a look: "Your previous plans may not be carried out until Henrietta returns. Philip," he said: "During this time, I hope You can rest well, Paris or Versailles, and I won't start a war against Holland until Henrietta comes back."

The Duke of Orleans straightened up immediately. What he was worried about was that the king would take him back to Paris and then leave him in Paris. Of course, the Louvre was more comfortable than the battlefield, but after Flanders achieved such a remarkable record, The soul of a warrior has woken up in the body of the younger brother. Although he still likes to apply paint, wear fancy clothes, and wear weapons inlaid with jewels, this does not prevent him from galloping freely on the battlefield.

With the assurance of the king, the Duchess of Orléans set foot on the road to London three days later, saying that it was a light car, her luggage was simple, and she was as simple as an ordinary court lady (Monpensier). The Duchess said so), but when it comes to the attendants and guards, there are not many at all. In addition to the wizards of Gayola Island, there are also monks of Elarius. In the face of the current king, Elalius is even better than Be more docile when facing Bishop Mazarin - the king ordered him to send messengers to Rome, and it is said that when he wanted to show his favor to the new Pope, Elarius' lovely face was about to crack - France can be said to be back and forth before. He slapped the Roman Church several times, and almost repeated the Alvignon incident. Although the current Pope and the previous Alexander VII hold different views, they have something in common, that is, the fear of the increasingly powerful France and hatred.

And Louis XIV, the young king, acted as if nothing had happened before—although the congratulatory letter was quite flowery, but other than this, there were only empty promises, how could he Can you treat a pope like this? Oh no, the former Alexander VII seems to be a little more miserable, but the new pope... seems to be more willing to be close to Leopold I of the Holy Roman Empire, and France wants to pull him into its own camp, but not too much easy.

There is also a reason for Louis XIV to have Elarius send monks instead of directly sending Cardinal Lariviere, or other bishops, and ambassadors to Rome. If the current Pope can change his mind, there is no doubt that, It is better to catch Leopold I by surprise rather than let him anticipate, but this depends on the Pope's balance. If the new Pope still decides to suppress France, then he will definitely put Louis XIV. revealed his intentions to his enemies.

This is also why Princess Henrietta is surrounded by a vigilant scale similar to that of a king. Since there are dark wizards who dare to attack the king, if anyone notices the Duchess of Orleans who is out at this critical moment, then she must also Will be sniped - after all, anyone can guess why she left Paris - and no one even knows that she is in charge of this important business, and it is said that the Duchess of Orleans was unwell and went to Fontainebleau to recuperate .

  Henrietta was awake from his bed at dawn when he boarded the ship from Dunkirk to London.

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A few days ago, Charles II received a letter from Louis XIV. Now their correspondence is faster and more secretive than before. Charles II deeply admired the courage of Louis XIV. It can be said that he was in Louis's Under the influence, only began to contact the British world, and began to try to recruit more wizards - not the kind of embellishment in the palace.

Speaking of wizards in the UK, the inner world is older and more orthodox than France. Don't forget that King Arthur was born in Britain, and the "Merlin" that every wizard will call is King Arthur's former teacher and minister. Because of this, in the UK, wizards have more room for activities than elsewhere, but since Protestantism replaced the original church, the situation of wizards has worsened - if they face the original church, they just need to be vigilant. Inquisitions and bishops, in the face of Protestantism, they must be vigilant of every believer. Protestants will even expel and execute Catholics, and the wizards who fall into their hands will have no way to survive.

As for the wizards who are usually around the king, it can be said that they are always under the supervision of the parliament. There are also some people who propose that these devil followers should be driven away, beheaded and hanged. Fortunately, Charles II used the tragedy of Charles I. They refuted them. If the wizards around Charles I did not leave the palace under the pressure of the parliament, Charles I could at least escape from the mob, and they want to drive away the wizards now, do they want to put him on the execution platform too?

He used to be a hidden wizard, and now he is one of his side attendants. He handed him a secret letter from the king of France. The content of the secret letter is very simple and has no legal or moral effect, but the promise inside is very impressive. Charles II was heartbroken.

   Only before Henrietta, his dear sister, came back, he had to go to receive the envoy from Holland.

This messenger from the Netherlands is not the first, and I am afraid he will not be the last. There are still 45,000 people in Brussels and other places, which means it is self-evident.

   (end of this chapter)